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Former Jets QB coach hired by Bears

Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow stand by quarterback

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr.

The Bears announced Friday that they have hired Matt Cavanaugh as their new quarterbacks coach.

Cavanaugh spent the past four years coaching Mark Sanchez, who reached the AFC Championship Games in each of his first two seasons. But under Cav’s tutelage, Sanchez struggled in 2011 and 2012, committing more turnovers than any other quarterback in that same span.

The presence of backup Tim...

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